BABIES
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for it If physical examination and
imple tests on the husband show he
is normal, the wife will undergo a
diagnostic survey.
Treatment depends on the diagno
sis. For husbands, an operation may
be necessary or he may need only
corrective diet, rest, exercise, vita
mins, a thyroid extract, or cutting
down on drinking and smoking. Re
cently developed drugs to curb mental
depression may also help restore male
fertility.
For women, treatments are as var
ied as the possible causes. They may
be placed on special diets. Infections
are cleared up. When the problem is
psychological, the couple may be re
ferred to a psychiatrist But since
the major causes of sterility are phys
ical in nature, its conquest is apt to
depend on medical advances such as
the hormone pills.
Not every barren couple can be
helped. No drug discovered thus
far is a sure cure for sterility. Per
sons with congenital defects those
born without the means for reproduc
tion should not expect miracles. Nor
can a woman who has had a pelvic dis
ease requiring removal of organs look
forward to motherhood. But in other
cases, most young childless couples
have as much as a 50-60 chance today.
Persistency often pays off. Consider,
for example, the case of Mrs. Ann
Forster, 34, of Trenton, N.J. During
her 12 years of marriage, she suffered
eight miscarriages, ' each time losing
her baby before the third month.
"I was discounted, of course," she
says, "and I felt awful that I couldn't
bear my husband a child. But Bob and
I didn't brood. We kept hoping and
trying to And an answer. I took dot
ens of tests, my thyroid was checked
and all that Still nothing happened.
Finally a new obstetrician I went to
gave me hormone injections and last
January our baby was born I
"With our Betty, a whole new world
has opened up to us. Sometimes, when
we're watching tv in the evening and
we hear Betty making sounds in her
crib, I say to Bob, 'Gee, she's really
ours!' We thank God many times for
answering our prayers."
Thus it's evident that in the light
of medical progress, a childless cou
ple need not give up all hope. Here
are vital pointers for would-be parents
as recommended by leading infertility
specialists:
1. You should start to be concerned
when pregnancy has not occurred
after on year of normal relations.
2. Don't delay in seeking medical
advice. One study showed that among
women who sought help after one
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year of infertility, 42 percent became
pregnant; of those who waited X0
years, only 22 percent succeeded. The
highest fertility rate in women is be
tween the ages of 20 and 25; after
that, it gradually declines.
3. Remember that early recognition
of any physical defect may prevent
further damage. Later, it may be be
yond repair. Wives who have a se
rious menstrual disturbance especially
should seek medical help early.
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study of wife and husband may taki
six months, and treatment as long a:
a year or more.
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equipped to give a complete diagnosti1
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study, he should refer you to a com
petent infertility specialist If you
can't afford a specialist's fees, go to
the nearest university hospital or get
the address of the nearest fertility
clinic by writing to: American Society
for the Study of Sterility, 944 S. 18th
St, Birmingham 6, Ala.
By taking decisive steps, couples
thwarted in their natural desire for
children may see their hopes happily
fulfilled in the miracle of birth.
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MY oasis is surrounded by
the shifting sands of do-it-yourselfers.
The Garbera, who built their own
beautiful contemporary redwood
house, fall to disturb my calm. That's
because it would be aa easy for me to
construct a gantry out of bobby pins.
But Mr. Garber in the garden is an
other matter entirely. He and the
Christensens, the Troutners, the Da
vises, and others of their industrious
ilk are ruining my summer.
When I pitched my tent here last
winter, the neighborhood was as de
serted as a desert No footstep marred
the snow, no ice-laden shrub was
touched by human hand. It was pure
wide-screen paradise in glorious black
and white.
Now that summer is at hand, it's a
technicolor stampede.
First Mr. Garber grabbed a rake
and attacked the leaves. Then Mr.
. Troutner tackled the rosebushes with
a two-edged sword. Mrs. Davis donned
battle regalia and waded in on the
weeds. Mrs. Christensen is conducting
grub warfare.
From my tent, I survey this mas
sive onslaught with grave misgiv
ings. There are dead leaves in my
bushes, dead stalks in my flower beds.
A lilac at the corner of the house has
infiltrated the evergreens, and the
weeping willow sobs its twigs all over
the back yard. I am surrounded by the
roar of mowers, the whisper of hoes,
the boom of trtn, and a rat-tat-tat of
rakes.
In my comfortable hammock, I can
see Mr. G rooters making contact with
Mrs. Kercheval across the fence. There
is a murmur of something that
sounded like "blight on the neighbor
hood." I'm not sure whether this
means me or my lawn. Or both.
So, from my beleaguered position, I
wish to issue the following communi
que: I have sent for reinforcements.
Tomorrow mine will be the neatest
headquarters in the area. Who can
quarrel with a neighbor reposing in
a hammock on a lawn 100 feet wide,
200 feet long, and composed entirely
of brrlght green cement?
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